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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE40395 | Fastener delivery tube A fastener delivery tube (21) incorporates an internal guide (22)—such as a continuous sleeve lining, flexible, or resiliently deformable spring strips (34, 37, 38) or re-circulating balls (54)—forming a longitudinally movable constri... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7357286 | Nailing machine A contact nose 15, in which an ejection opening 24 is formed coaxially with an ejection opening 18 of a nose portion 13 that guides a driver slidably, is slidably provided at an end part of the nose portion 13 to be urged in a dire... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7228997 | Nailing chuck An apparatus nails a plurality of cross members to an underlying stringer to produce a pallet. The carriage moves in a continuous motion without stopping over the cross members until the cross members are nailed to the stringer. The carriage includes at least one na... | 06/12/2007 |
| 6889711 | Tube for feeding fastening elements for a fastening apparatus The sealing apparatus (100) is used in a substantially vertical position by the user, who inserts a magazine pack containing nails into the hopper (101). After unlocking of the hopper (101), the nails slide in the flexible feed tube (10) ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6626347 | Fastener retaining device for fastener driver The retention device for retaining a fastener comprises an outer tubular shaft slidably disposed upon an inner tubular shaft. Extending from the distal end of the inner tubular shaft is a plurality of resilient gripping members, each having an arcuated po... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6193128 | Driving-in tool with a rotatable lever A driving-in tool for a furniture part which can be fitted in place by at least one rotating lever, is provided in which the driving-in tool possesses a centering part shaped in accordance with the fitting part to be connected and serving as an insertion ... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5974660 | Setting head and method for operating same A setting head for the installation of fastener elements having a head and shaft into a pre-apertured workpiece. The setting head has at least three holding fingers, with each holding finger initially centering, aligning, and positioning the element in th... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5908148 | Device for fitting rivets, buttons or the like A device for fitting articles including rivets, buttons and the like, to a fabric, comprising a lower tool serving as an abutment for an article, and a ram executing a riveting stroke. A lower end of the ram joins with an upper tool for impinging upon an ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5813114 | Fastening tool including fastener-supporting nodes in the nose thereof A fastening machine (1) includes a guide block (11) with a rivet delivery passage (12). Rivets (17) are supplied from a source via a tube (22) and are delivered through a rivet supply passage (20) to the rivet delivery passage. The rivet delivery passage ... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5788140 | Device for driving inserts into pieces of sheet metal A device for driving inserts into pieces of sheet metal includes a punch having a longitudinal axis of symmetry, a thrust surface and a through hole extending along its longitudinal axis which constitutes a supply duct for the inserts. The through hole ex... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5779127 | Fastening machines A fastening machine (1) has guide block (11) with a rivet delivery passage (12). Rivets (17) are supplied from a source via tube (22) and are delivered to the rivet delivery passage (12) by a rivet supply passage (20). The head of the rivet (17) is engage... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5398860 | Fastener delivery tube A fastener delivery tube (21) incorporates an internal guide (22)--such as a continuous sleeve lining, flexible, or resiliently deformable spring strips (34, 37, 38) or re-circulating balls (54)--forming a longitudinally movable constriction, inhibiting f... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5234147 | Setting machine having moveable upper receiver A vertically moveable upper receiver is suspended on the machine by spring means and has a central vertical cavity therethrough. A pair of opposed springs bias together jaws in the receiver having aligned notches therein which receive the part. The upper ... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5181315 | Fastener installation apparatus An installation apparatus for use in attaching fasteners to a panel is provided having a magazine plate, plunger, fastener holder and retainer. The fastener holder is comprised of an elastically expanding body and includes generally inwardly sloping inter... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5163597 | Staple installing and removing tool A tool for installing and removing a staple comprising an elongated body which has an installing head at one end and a base at the opposite end. In between the head and the base is mounted a graspable handle which is to be slideable to exert a hammering f... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5129141 | Apparatus for inserting collar nails Molded plastic overlays or trim members for upholstered furniture are provided with at least two special collar-type nails having two pointed ends with a collar therebetween. One of the pointed ends of the collar nails is assembled in apparatus disclosed ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5098003 | Fastener driving apparatus and method A fastener introduced into the barrel of the apparatus is received by a movable fastener retainer. The fastener is moved by a fastener positioning member to a ready to drive position prior to being driven from the outlet of the apparatus by a driver membe... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5037020 | Riveting machine A device for combined drilling and riveting of a type including a "C"-shaped support frame. According to the invention, the means for drilling (14) and the rivet set (69) are arranged in a manner such that they may travel in directions which are at an ang... | 08/06/1991 |
| 5004141 | Fastener feeding and driving apparatus An automatic fastener feeding and driving apparatus is disclosed which includes a vibrating feed hopper, and a fastener feed assembly for receiving the fasteners from the hopper and serially delivering the fasteners to a delivery line which leads to an au... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4995543 | Magnetic stem and vertically fixed pocket device for a stationary riveting machine A magnetic riveting stem and a novel vertically fixed pocket mechanism is provided for a stationary riveting machine which permits such machines to be used for riveting applications which were impossible or impractical with prior art riveting stem and poc... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4978047 | Device for facilitating the hammering of nail A device for facilitating the hammering of a nail including a substantially cylindrical outer casing having a first open end and a second open end. A striking pin having a first end with a rounded head provided thereon disposed to be struck by a hammer or... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4978048 | Fastener setting machine having double-acting drive means Setting machine for fasteners has a double-acting air cylinder with a toggle linkage for driving down the upper die and an air cylinder for driving a wedge to drive up the lower die. The cylinders are activated to drive the dies together to set the fasten... | 12/18/1990 |
| 4969582 | Apparatus for feeding an elongated fastener to a fastening tool, especially for feeding a stud in a stud welder To provide an apparatus for feeding an elongated fastener to a fastening tool, in which the fasteners are fed individually through a first passage and are forced into a holder by a plunger guided in a second additional passage and in which comparatively s... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4962875 | Parts applying apparatus A parts applying apparatus for applying buttons, rivets and other fastening parts to a garment fabric is disclosed which essentially comprises a reciprocating ram, a punch including an annular flange, a punch holder carrying the punch and a parts gripper ... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4923099 | Fastener attaching apparatus A fastener attaching apparatus for selectively feeding fasteners to portions of the material of clothes or the like includes hoppers for receiving fasteners, guide tracks and guide grooves for feeding fasteners, push rods for pushing fasteners, an upper m... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4909418 | Rivet set A riveting tool incorporates both rivet grasping and rivet driving means in a single tool. A resilient rivet retaining skirt is mounted to the driving means and the skirt interior is provided with pressure to ensure retention of the rivet. After the rivet... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4858814 | Automatic nailer system The present invention, provides an automatic nailer system, for securing nailed ferrules to a substrate, comprising: a body defining a generally cylindrical channel for receiving a nailed ferrule with the nail and the channel being approximately coaxial; A ham... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4856697 | Manual pin driver In a manual spring pin inserter, a pair of jaws cooperate with a jaw preloading means to provide increased jaw clamping forces on a pin proportional to advancement of that pin into a hole of a workpiece.... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4856696 | Pneumatically operated driving tool for fasteners Pneumatically operated driving tool for fasteners comprising a working cylinder, a working piston within the working cylinder connected to a driver of the like, a stop in the working cylinder limiting the working stroke of the working piston, a control va... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4848638 | Punch assembly A punch assembly comprising a cylindrical clamper holder, a ram reciprocatingly movable therein and having an axial bore, a punch carried on the ram, a pair of clampers pivotally mounted on the clamper holder and releasably holding a fastening element, a ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4819856 | Method and apparatus for inserting fasteners Method and apparatus for inserting fasteners into holes in a workpiece. The apparatus includes a finger carrying device which is carried by an anvil for telescoping movement relative to the anvil, the finger carrying device includes a bore coaxial with th... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4811881 | Apparatus for supplying and installing plastic expansion rivets Apparatus is disclosed for supplying and installing plastic expansion rivets with breakaway mandrels in holes in a workpiece. It comprises a hand-held, trigger actuated, pneumatically-operated installation tool; a rivet-supply mechanism for supply rivets ... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4809568 | Barrel assembly for installation tool and method of installation A barrel assembly includes a housing for attachement to a conventional driving tool. A barrel member having a through bore is slidably attached at one end to the housing and carries a stress plate retaining pad at the other end. A pre-assembled enlongated... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4805825 | Safety nail driving device The invention provides a multi-purpose safety device which can be used in conventional nailing operations to guide the nail to be driven safely, conveniently and quickly at a desired angle and which can be used for measuring angles and inclinations as wel... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4782989 | Compensating nail-driving chuck for pallet-making machine A compensating nail-driving chuck uniformly countersinks nails into boards, despite variations in thickness and hardness of the boards. The nail-driving chuck has a chuck body with jaws at the lower end for holding a nail. A hydraulic cylinder has a drive... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4775090 | Pin head assembly This invention relates to a pin head assembly and in particular to one comprising a stopper having a neck at its inner surface, a hammer disposed within the stopper with the upper end thereof threadedly engaged with a rod of an air cylinder, a body locate... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4753382 | Component insertion apparatus This invention relates to an apparatus for inserting components into workpieces, particularly for insertion of electrical components into printed circuit boards. Multiple component magazines are provided on a shuttle which places the desired component ben... | 06/28/1988 |
| 4736880 | Punch assembly for garment fastener attaching apparatus In an apparatus for joining together a pair of fastener elements of a garment fastener, such as a snap fastener, a button or an ornamental article, with a garment fabric sandwiched between the two fastener elements, a punch assembly for forcing one fasten... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4709842 | Tool for fastening an elongated object on a supporting surface by means of U-shaped clips A tool for fastening an elongated object on a supporting surface with U-shaped clips, each embracing the elongated object and being secured to the supporting surface by a fastening member extending through one of its legs. The tool comprises a magazine fo... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4706868 | Panel fastener assembly system A system to facilitate installation of push-in type fasteners including apparatus to feed fasteners to an escapement unit and a manually actuable hand tool to take the fasteners from the escapement unit and insert them in a workpiece. The apparatus includ... | 11/17/1987 |
